Maryann's Awesome Rice Pudding

One of my all time favorite comfort foods is rice pudding.  I had been begging my friend Maryann for her rice pudding recipe for a long time.  She finally was nice enough to share it with me, she is such a sweetheart.  She makes the best rice pudding around, no one beats her recipe!  It is very easy to make on the stove top, made in one saucepan, and no baking at all.  It is so rich and creamy, you could eat the whole pan in one sitting, I almost did.  Recipe below.

Rice and water measured out for the start of something really good!

Cook the rice according to the package directions for the amount you are cooking.

 Drain any remaining water, and the rest of the ingredients.

Sweetened Condensed Milk is the key to creamy rice pudding.  Mix all the ingredients with the rice.

Beat the eggs and add Vanilla...

I also added some fresh nutmeg.  Her recipe did not call for it, but I like the flavor of it in rice pudding.  Continue to stir as everything is melting together in the saucepan.

It is starting to thicken up and get creamy.

 Cooled off and served up - YUMMY!! Brings back memories of my childhood.

Maryann's Rice Pudding

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups of white rice

1 cup of sugar

1 stick of butter, cut into 8 pieces

3 cups of whole milk

1 can sweetened condensed milk

2 eggs, beaten

1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, more if you like

1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg, omit if you don't like

2 tablespoons vanilla

Directions

In a large saucepan cook the rice according to package directions for the amount you are cooking.  When the rice is cooked, drain in a small hole colander and return to the same saucepan.  Add the sugar, butter, whole milk, sweetened condensed milk, beaten eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla.  Stir to combine.  Cook over medium heat, stirring as it cooks so it does not stick to the pan.  Continue to cook just until it comes to a boil.  Turn off the heat and remove from the burner.  Cool, then pour into a 9 x 13 baking dish, cover and refrigerate.  Serve with a sprinkle of cinnamon on top.

NOTE:  You could use evaporated milk in this recipe.  If you do use it, increase the sugar amount by 1/2 cup  (the recipe will have 1 1/2 cups of sugar instead of 1 cup).